Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-05

Let up on the quail boys. He Is again I'M
der the protection of the law.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cooper, near Higgins
vile, gave their friends a pleasant party jan
uary 26.
Mr.. VIM. A. Nutter, OF Davis township
Was kicked In the face by q horse. q few days
ago, and quite seriously hurt.
The Lexington Horticultural Society will
meet next Saturday, when the officers will
be elected for the ensuing year. The society
has done excellent work so far,
Names on honor roll for the month OF JAM
uary. 9th and 7th grades second ward school:
R. Schaefermeyer, o. Haekker, NJ. W. Tur-
ner, l.. Rupple, Annie Hoffman and Addie
Wilker.
Tn lecture by Eli Perkins. last Friday
night, was we'll attended. The lecturer made
a satisfactory talk, interpreted with Wit ana
sense, and those present were better enter
tanned than they had expected to be.
Higginsville Advance:-"Isaac Scott, OF
Page City. met with a very painful and seri-
Gus accident Jan. 20, which came very near
costing him his life. he was engaged In
hauling bridge iron from Page City, when
his team became frightened at something and
starting to run at full speed, throwing him
under his wagon, loaded with 1900 pounds
of bridge iron In such q wsv that both wheels
of the wagon passed over his legs, fortunate
ly no bones were broken"
Corder Mrs. Wilmot and her dauRher,
Miss Willie, visited relatives In Lexington
the first of the week. Mrs. Rine spent Sum
dav In Blackburn. Mr.. VIM. Stonestreet and
Mr.. NJ. d. Gill, of Kansas City were, here
last Saturday. Mr.. Ed Blair returned from
Clinton Saturday night. Capt. II. G. Smith
and Mr.. Ed Blair spent Monday in Kansas
City. Mrs. John P. Gordon, accompanied
BY her cousin, Miss Caldwell, is spending the
week with relatives near Blackburn. Capt.
J.P. Ardinger, of Lexington is here this week
on business. County Collector Harrison was
here Monday. as was Mr.. Grove Young of
Higgln syille, aud Mr.. Chas. Frerking, Of
Concordis, attending the auction gales at the
store Of Mr.. E. Grau. DR.. Jones. of Hlg-
ginsville, was here Monday. Mr.. W. j.
Lieser has been quite sick, but Is able to be
out again. Miss BERTHE Corder who has been
sick for several days Is better. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walton left for their home in Butler last
Saturday. The protracted meeting Is still In
progress ut the Presbyterian church. Mr..
Larkin and wife are In Centralis this week.
Miss Lalla Baker left for her home In Contra.
liza Sunday night. Mrs. McKenns aud family
have been visiting at her mothers, Mrs.
Hsines, for several days. Mr.. John P. Cor
don spent Sunday In Saline county.
A gentleman who lives at Sibley. Mo-, in
Jackson county. twenty-five miles from
Kansas City, told a Kansas City Star reporter
that the Sante Fe folks are hard at work on
their bridge at hat point. They are now
sinking the csissons to put 10 the foundations
for the piers this winter. The road has been
graded and ironed to the river bank. This
/. the point at which the Ssnte Fe expects to
cross the Missouri river with its Chicago ex-
tension. They cross the Mississippi river at
Fort Madison, q few miles above Keokuk.
| Mr.. Mcmillan, president Of the Missouri Car
and Foundry COMPANY, ven to Chicago
few days ago to bid on = contract for 4 500
cars, passenger aud frelght,t tor the Santa Fe'i
Chicago extension. When this contract Is lei
Il will be the largest contract for cars ever
undertaken In America. The total cost Of
this Immense number of cars runs up into
the millions. The Sante Fe folks are now
endeavoring to secure Q 900 feet of ground fol
a switch of that length on the Jackson count,
side of the river at siblsy.' They want
switch long enough to allow " freight
trains of fifty cara each to pass at that point
They secured 500 feet, but 1t is almost i'm
possible to get 1900 feet without making
heavy cuts. The contracts for the grading
between Kansas City and Fort Madison have
been let and everything looks favorable t.
the speedy completion of this new line t.
Chicago. The road bed between Kansas City
and Sibley has been graded a. far as River
side park, west OF Independence. The new
road will be known as the Chicago, Sante F.
& California.
Bates City:-News scarce. Had some SNOW
Tuesday; weather quite cool. Wheat Is look
ing we'll enough, all things considered. Mis-
Bette Porter's speIlings are getting to b
very popular and well attended. Miss BETH
has some star spoilers In school, and tn
spellings are attended by a great many VIII
are not school children. Among those pres
ent Monday evening we noticed Miss Bessi
Ewing. Mr.. N. c. Ewing and lady, Mis-
Fannie and Mr.. l.. Burton, Messrs. c. f
and a host of others. The engineer of til
Warrensburg and Sibley railroad and one {
his assist lnts were registered at the Mitche
hotel Monday. Miss Fannie Burton receive
q letter from Belts Station. in Texas, frol
her sister. Mrs. Mark Belt, in which she So:
she was delighted with her home in Texa
, ami she /. going to pay old Missouri q visl
next summer. Wish she would come nov
and make US some of that good 'Iasses cand
> like she made US last fall. Professor Wallace
school al the Fitzgerald schoolhouse, close
last Wednesd y. Ars. E. l.. Andrist wei
) to Ladonia, THURSDAY, to spend u few week
4 with her mother, Mrs. Judge Wiley. NJ
> Baker has been confined to the house for Sc,
D eral days. Our two old bachelor friend
Lee and Fred. have been spending sever
days In Lexington; said they were goin
down to strip tobacco, but 1t seems to Us 1t
rather dry for that kind of work. Must b
something else 10 the wind, as Lee looks an
, talked q little bit hazish for . few days aftt
|, those trips to Lexington. and Fred. tail
; about LexiIgtCp's handsome girls and swe,
; widows. We can't see why he goes
;, Lexington to ind handsome girls OF sHe,
widows, for we have plenty of both In til
country. Rev. Mr.. Cockrell will preach
the Baptist church Tomorrow, subject, pr,
: DISTINCTION.
A terrible accident occurred In Aullvil
= on last Saturday evening, by which q worth
; citizen lost his life IL q shocking name
Mr.. Fred Roeppe while attending to h
: duties In the basement of his Touring mil
r which was in operation at the time, W;
caught by the sleeve by a set screw in II
: Igaiu shaft Of the machinery He was
Q once wound rp TO the shaft by the arm, ar
' his body was whirled through the air, ny II
y monster pltilessly reyolved at the rate of L,
revolutions d minute. His feet repeated
J, s rue one of the timbers as they flew throu.
the air until the bones were beaten out al
scattered about the place. his sen witnes
ei the fearful death of the father and rush.
y to stop tho engine, but long before he .ccor
" plished it. perhaps a minute after the trag,
5 dy began, for seconds are cyclea on occasion
D to many pieces and life was beyond recall.
takes but q moment TO tell 1t but what a scel
7 was there? The son distressed, IN angus
4 weeping over the manaled and unrecognizab
> remains OF + bsloyed ssther, who but d fs
: shor; seconds before stood before hin full
Z lifs. What a change: And all the work
. an instant, snd of at pnrelenting, horrib
power. which had seized the man 10 its srs.
and beaten the life out Of him rs remorseles
IS " as II would have twirled through the air
D hit NJ tnyy yyasis. Alter all uh,t 10 ii